Lay Ministry at Grace Christian University

Every lay ministry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the lay ministry program at Grace Christian University stacks up to those at other schools.

Grace is located in Wyoming, Michigan and approximately 1,052 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Lay Ministry section at the bottom of this page.

Grace Lay Ministry Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Lay Ministry
• Bachelor’s Degree in Lay Ministry

Online Classes Are Available at Grace

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Grace does offer online education options in lay ministry for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Grace Lay Ministry Rankings

The lay ministry major at Grace is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Lay Ministry. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Lay Ministry Student Demographics at Grace

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the lay ministry majors at Grace Christian University.

Grace Lay Ministry Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of lay ministry associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in lay ministry only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Grace may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

Grace does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in lay ministry graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grace Christian University with a associate's in lay ministry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Grace Lay Ministry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of lay ministry bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in lay ministry at Grace are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grace Christian University with a bachelor's in lay ministry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

Careers That Lay Ministry Grads May Go Into

A degree in lay ministry can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Grace Christian University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Religious Activities and Education Directors	1,340	$39,770
Religious Workers	130	$30,930

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.